From 1911 to 1914, the Selig Polyscope Company and the Colorado Motion Picture Company shot movies in and around Cañon City, starring silent film actors such as Tom Mix, Myrtle Stedman, and Josephine West, while also hiring locals as extras. From 1958 to 2010, Buckskin Joe, an Old West town developed as a movie set and tourist attraction, became another center of filming in the area. Designed by MGM art director Malcom Brown, the town included 75 old buildings from around Colorado acquired by local photographer Karol Smith and stood on land near the Royal Gorge provided by Don Tyner. Cat Ballou was the first movie filmed there, followed by other westerns including The White Buffalo, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, The Cowboys, and the T.V. movies The Sacketts and True Grit: A Further Adventure. In 2010, owner Greg Tabuteau sold Buckskin Joe to billionaire William Koch for $3.1 million, and the buildings were moved to Koch's ranch near Gunnison. Cañon City and the surrounding area have continued to attract occasional film crews, including Netflix, WGN-TV, and the Oxygen Channel for full-length movies and documentaries in recent years.